I will eat just about anything and have few food hang-ups. So I find people’s food dislikes and “food rules” fascinating. For example, my friend Ellen, the fabulous host of the Thursday “Girl’s Night” dinners, doesn’t like any kind of short pasta. To Ellen, pasta means noodles, and noodles only. To each her own, but [...]
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When Ellen is away, penne is in play
Posted in Savory, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged carrot salad, pear and ginger crisp, Penne with cheese and ham, stuffed mushrooms on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stop what you’re doing and make this chocolate cake RIGHT NOW (it’s that good)
Posted in So right, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged beer, cake, chocolate, stout on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago, my friend Lynn made chocolate stout layer cake for dessert for Thursday night dinner at Ellen’s. I must admit that I was skeptical. Sure, I know that certain stout beers have a dark chocolate flavor, so a pairing of beer and chocolate isn’t that out there. But still, I was afraid [...]
“But it’s breakfast for supper. Your favorite, Paulie.”
Posted in Savory, So right, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged Breakfast for dinner, Paulie Bleeker, Juno on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I didn’t need to watch Juno to know that having breakfast for dinner kicks butt.
My Thursday night dinner crew shares the sentiment, and in June, we had a potato and leek frittata, waffles, bacon, sausage, fruit salad and mimosas in honor of our friend Jill’s birthday.
Figs, pigs and lions
Posted in Alcohol, Savory, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged Carrots with black olives and garlic, Figs, finnochiona salami, Lion of the Senate, Metropolitan Market, mole salami, mollinari hot salami, NILLA wafers, Pudding, Salumi, sopressata, Ted Kennedy, Trader Joe's vanilla wafers, White Lion cocktail on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Tara and her husband H. recently purchased their first home, and they graciously hosted this past Thursday’s Girl’s Night dinner at their new digs.
We started the night with some cheese, figs and meat treats from Salumi. I bought them at the Metropolitan Market in West Seattle, which has a robust selection of [...]
Oh yes, it’s ladies night
Posted in Savory, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged meatballs, smoked salmon, Project Runway, appetizers, garam masala deviled eggs, ham tartines, cheese plate, marshmallow fluff, Jamaican chicken bites, roasted veggies, Tom Douglas, chocolate and peanut butter brownie, Project Runway All Stars, Santino Rice, Project Runway Season 6, Ladies Night on August 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So the Thursday morning after the Top Chef Masters finale, I was a little bummed because Hubert Keller lost, but I wasn’t down for too long because I had dinner at my friend Ellen’s house to look forward to. As I wrote a few months ago, every Thursday Ellen hosts a “Girls Night” at her [...]
Part 4: It’s my birthday so I’ll eat what I want to
Posted in Savory, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged chicken tikka masala, dal, Indian food, Kauai Family Restaurant, lentils, naan, rainbow cake, raita on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Every Thursday is “Girl’s Night” at my friend Ellen’s house. Ellen usually cooks, but tonight our friend Mahnaz made Indian food for dinner. She had taken a class on Indian cooking and wanted to test her skills. Here’s what was on the menu.
Chicken tikka masala
Dal made with red lentils
Raita with cucumber and tomato and naan
Since [...]
